Fuel feeding system for internal combustion engine
US5918578A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02D2250/02
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a fuel feeding system for an internal combustion engine, which is suited for use in an in-cylinder injection internal combustion engine. In a system provided with a control valve so that a fuel pressure can be changed over for an adjustment, it is an object of the present invention to permit good combustion in the engine even when the control valve becomes inoperative. The system is composed of a fuel line (3) arranged between a fuel injection valve (1) and a fuel tank (2), a low-pressure fuel pump (4), a high-pressure fuel pump (5), a high pressure control unit (10) for controlling a pressure of fuel from the high-pressure fuel pump (5), a fuel pressure control valve (14) for opening or closing a bypass passage (13), which bypasses the high pressure control unit (10), in accordance with a state of operation of the internal combustion engine, a low pressure control unit (9) for controlling to a lower pressure than the high pressure control unit (10), a fault detection unit (31) for detecting a fault in the fuel pressure control valve (14) and a resulting restriction of an opening of the bypass passage (13), and a drive duration changing unit (32) for chang…
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